Men's trousers (fall/winter)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥7,190 Matsusaka
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥14,626 Koriyama
Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局 小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications
Key facts
Men's trousers (fall/winter) costs ¥9,900 per unit in Japan as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for men's trousers (fall/winter) reads 110.5 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 1.8% year on year and up 11.2% over five years.
Men's trousers (fall/winter) sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 624 monthly observations from January 1970 to August 2026. The series peaked at 113.4 in October 2025 and bottomed at 25.7 in March 1970; the latest reading is -2.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +17.1%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.3 | +6.7% | 12 |
| 2016 | 94.9 | +3.9% | 12 |
| 2017 | 96.1 | +1.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.4 | +2.4% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.3 | +1.9% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2021 | 99.6 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.2 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2023 | 102.9 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2024 | 106.3 | +3.3% | 12 |
| 2025 | 109.2 | +2.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 110.0 | +0.7% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-02 | ¥9,900 |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | ¥10,089 |
| 2025-12 | ¥13,715 |
| 2025-11 | ¥14,417 |
| 2025-10 | ¥14,726 |
| 2025-09 | ¥14,283 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does men's trousers (fall/winter) cost in Japan?
- ¥9,900 per unit, as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest men's trousers (fall/winter)?
- Among the surveyed cities in February 2026, Matsusaka was cheapest at ¥7,190 and Koriyama the most expensive at ¥14,626.
- How much have men's trousers (fall/winter) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +1.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have men's trousers (fall/winter) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +11.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.5.
- When were men's trousers (fall/winter) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 113.4 in October 2025. The latest reading is -2.6% against that peak.
- What is the difference between the index and the yen price?
- This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局 消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).